CS 500x324 Usiminas · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas, welded sections · Wide Flange (I-beam)

Wide flange beams (W shapes / I-beams) are the most common structural steel profile used in building construction. They are used for beams, columns, and girders in steel-framed buildings and bridges. Designed per AISC 360, Eurocode 3, and NBR 8800.

Also known as: CS 500x324 (México) · Doble T CS 500x324 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CS 500x324 steel profile weighs 324.1 kg/m (217.82 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,288.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 188,688.59 cm⁴, Iy = 65,665.93 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	324.1 kg/m	217.82 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,288.8 mm²	63.998 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	188,688.59 cm⁴	4533.24 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,665.93 cm⁴	1577.62 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,547.54 cm³	460.581 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,626.64 cm³	160.288 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,448.3 cm³	515.549 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,992.32 cm³	243.627 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.38 cm	8.416 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.61 cm	4.965 in